Electoral district of Wahroonga

Wahroonga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is due to be contested for the first time at the 2023 election.[1]

Wahroonga
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created2023
NamesakeWahroonga
Electors58,521 (2020)
Area50.28 km2 (19.4 sq mi)
Electorates around Wahroonga:
Hornsby Hornsby Davidson
Hornsby Wahroonga Davidson
Epping Ryde Lane Cove

It is an urban electorate on Sydney's upper North Shore, taking in the suburbs of Normanhurst, North Wahroonga, South Turramurra, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Waitara, Warrawee, West Pymble, Westleigh and parts of Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Pymble and Turramurra.[2]

Wahroonga was created as a result of the 2021 redistribution and largely replaces the abolished electorate of Ku-ring-gai. Based on the results of the 2019 election, it is a safe seat for the Liberal Party with an estimated notional margin of 19.0 percent.[3]

References

  1. "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. "Other (410)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 26 August 2021. p. 2021:1812. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Final Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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